Archive for January, 2010

Toshiba/Best Buy Satellite laptop available at Best Buy

Toshiba/Best Buy Satellite laptop available at Best Buy

| January 19, 2010

There were a lot of new laptops at CES this year.  One of the ones that caught a lot of attention was the Toshiba/Best Buy co-ventured Toshiba Satellite E205.  Toshiba and Best Buy collaborated on this new laptop to make it more consumer friendly.  This is the second time Toshiba and Best Buy have done [...]

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Targus goes small with new notebook and mobile chargers

Targus goes small with new notebook and mobile chargers

| January 19, 2010

Targus, the patron saint of business travelers everywhere, is shrinking.  No, its not a company downsizing.  The accessory company is shrinking the size of its charges for laptops, netbooks and other mobile devices.  The idea is to merge versatility with small size and lightweight. From a post on Notebook Review: Premium Laptop Charger: Targus claims its [...]

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London Travel Tips

London Travel Tips

| January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

For the next few months, I’m visiting London and am spending a semester exploring the United Kingdom as part of my college’s study abroad program. I spent the last few days settling in and getting adjusted to the rather gloomy weather and small food portions. I also made a little vlog to share highlights from [...]

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Blaze : A Powerful Application Launcher

Blaze : A Powerful Application Launcher

| January 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

Are you looking for a powerful Application launcher, Give Blaze a try. Blaze is a free open source application launcher. This multipurpose application doesn’t only launch your application on the fly but can also do other tasks like performing calculations, performing in place calculations, creating emails, searching for stuff on the Web and more. Blaze [...]

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A 1TB rugged notebook from GammaTech

A 1TB rugged notebook from GammaTech

| January 18, 2010

One terabyte on a notebook?!  I never thought we’d see the day that a notebook would have that much storage capacity natively.  Well, now there is one. GammaTech has created the D14 E-series of notebooks, a rugged notebook with 1 terabyte storage capacity. The E-Series is tested using the military 810F guidelines.  Meaning?  Its tested [...]

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Acer goes green with Timeline

Acer goes green with Timeline

| January 18, 2010

Going green is the new watch phrase for 2010.  Companies that make their products green get a bigger audience and look better to the world technology community. So, with that being said, Acer has stepped up and created Timeline, a green series of laptops that Greenpeace themselves have certified as being virtually free of two [...]

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Three Ways to Sync Browser Bookmarks

Three Ways to Sync Browser Bookmarks

| January 17, 2010 | 5 Comments

Many people use more than just one computer throughout the day. Perhaps you have a home desktop computer, a laptop, and even a work computer. Chances are, you use each of these computers to access the web. What can be frustrating is attempting to keep your bookmarks in order. On just one machine alone this [...]

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Intel Core i3 Now Available in HP Pavilion Notebooks

Intel Core i3 Now Available in HP Pavilion Notebooks

| January 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

The new Intel Core i3 processors are now available in several HP Pavilion Notebooks including the HP Pavilion dv4i which starts at $429. The new processor with Turboboost technology is also now available as an option on the HP Pavilion dv6t, dv7t and dv8t notebooks. These new processor options will provide users with a more [...]

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How to Update Windows Without the Internet or Offline

How to Update Windows Without the Internet or Offline

| January 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

Keeping your operating system up to date doesn’t only save you from security threat that could corrupt your data; it also keeps prying eyes away from your sensitive documents. The Windows Operating system provides the option to automatically update your OS, but you have to be online in order to use this automatic update option. [...]

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Laptop Magazines Top Notebooks of CES 2010

Laptop Magazines Top Notebooks of CES 2010

| January 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

Laptop magazine has published their top 10 notebooks of CES list which includes a tablet and netbooks and should give you a good look at the cool new technology coming out in 2010. Here are a few of their pics that are also on my personal CES top notebook list. HP TouchSmart tm2: This slimmer, [...]

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